Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Starting tomorrow, you can catch the LGBTRC staff and get a voucher for food on us at our Welcome Back Part II Pop Up! While we couldn't gather and eat together during our digital welcome back reception, we wanted to find a way to remind our students that we're here, queer, and around to support you in any way that we can.
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The Feast of Tabernacles. Actual holy days. Jewish employees observing Sukkot Major may stay home from work during this period, and some may request scheduling accommodations in order to observe.
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The Feast of Tabernacles. For Jewish employees observing Sukkot Minor, work is allowed but meals need to be done in the Sukkah. Some may request scheduling accommodations in order to observe.
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Eigth Day of Assembly. Part of its duality as a holy day is that it is simultaneously considered to be both connected to Sukkot and also a separate festival in its own right. Jewish employees celebrating Shmini Atzeret may do so with prayers for rain and the beginning of Simchat Torah, and may also stay home from work during this period. Some may request scheduling accommo
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Day of Celebrating the Torah. The main celebrations of Simchat Torah take place in the synagogue during evening and morning services. Jewish employees observing Simchat Torah may stay home from work during this period, and some may request scheduling accommodations in order to observe.
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Please join Robert J. Jones, Chancellor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for the first installment of “A Great Conversation” with Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Hrabowski will present “The Empowered University: Shared Leadership in Challenging Times.”
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Join us this Indigenous Peoples' Day for a collaborative panel discussion led by Native researchers and practitioners in the Big Ten. The panel will focus on Native experiences in academia, Indigenous led research and pedagogy, and how these are reflected in the national political and social climates.
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Interested in learning how you can be a more effective ally? This LGBTQIA+ Ally Training will be taking place via Zoom on Wednesday, October 14th, and the deadline to register is Monday, October 12th, 2020 at 5PM.
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At the beginning of each Bahá'í month, from sunset the day before the day listed until sunset of the day listed, Bahá'ís observing the First of 'Ilm (Knowledge) gather for the 19-Day Feast. That is a three-part observance with devotions, community consultation, and a social portion.
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The Navratri commences on the first day (pratipada) of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Ashwin. The festival is celebrated for nine nights once every year during the beginning of October, although as the dates of the festival are determined according to the lunar calendar, the festival may be held for a day more or a day less.
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Celebrating the founder of Bábism, and one of three central figures of the Azali and Bahá'í Faiths. Bahá'í employees observing the Birth of the Báb may stay home from work during this period, and some may request scheduling accommodations in order to observe.
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This holy day celebrates the birth of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Bahá'ís observing the Birth of the Báb may stay home from work during this period, and some may request scheduling accommodations in order to observe.
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This day commemorates the birth of the central religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by many Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal living Guru following the lineage of the ten human Gurus of the religion
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Dussehra celebrations often include processions to a river or ocean front carrying clay statues, accompanied by music and chants, after which the images are immersed into the water for dissolution and a goodbye. The festival also starts the preparation for one of the most important and widely celebrated festivals, Diwali.
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The Undocumented Student Ally Training provides staff, administration, and faculty information that will allow them to better serve undocumented students at the University of Illinois. This training is led by staff and students who are part of the Illinois Coalition Assisting Undocumented Students's Education (I-CAUSE).
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Samhain marks the Pagan New Year, a time for honoring the dead, cleansing, and releasing. For many Wiccans, Samhain is the most important Sabbat. It’s the time to remember the ancestors, and the time to celebrate the harvest and all that has been accomplished over the year.